The diamond drill., 1887-03-12

THE President his appointed John b.
Sackett 70 ,master at buffalo, N. Y...
Presidential postmastfrs have been ap-
pointed ~ follows John McGonigle, san
Bucnafentnr.. Cal, Vice AIRS. Jennie food
win, resigned; Jalres l.. Scott. Mattoon,
H., VICE John Cunningham, resigned;
George Procaskey, Rockport, Ind, vice
Lyman 5. Gilkey, commission expired;
Susan X. Bur, h, Georgetown, Ky, vice
Milton Burch, deceased; Chas. Il. Kinder,
Aliamisburg. Ohio, vice Henry Boltin, COM
mi ssion expired: Edward j. Wood, Nc
Minnsille, Tenn, vice Richard Kennedy.
removed. The following reappointments
as Presidential Iostnasters lave been
made, the : eaa.c having JAILED 10 act on
the org nal nominations: William 4.
Kirk, Atlanta, Ill.,: William Il. White,
Barry, ILL.,; samuel Il. Tufts, Centralia,
H.; Agnes Ross, Ravenswood, ILL.,; Joel
II. Johnson, Woodstock, ILL.,; John +.
Baker, Ell,worlh, Kan; A. Nj. Me-
Pherson, Galsna. Kan; Robert A. A.
Pitcher, Oiathe. Kan; James Il. Carle-
ton, Iowa lalls, Iowa; Richard Burke,
What Cheer. Iowa; Maria ). Hewlett,
Jonesyille, Mich: Fred Puhler, Ada, Minn.;
Gustav Dangelesen, B llevue, Ohio; George
Perrtte, Cannonsburg. Pa; George w.
Dickey, Houtsdale. Pa: Cyrus A. Eaton,
Mifiiinhurg. Pa; George w. Lewis, Black
River Falls. Wis. The session OF the
Indiana Legislature expired by limita-
ton on the 9Th inst, and both branch
es nj .ourned. The appropriation bills
were not passed, but this fail
routine business of the state, for the rea-
son that il is provided that when the gen
eral appropriation bill tails Of passage the
appropriations made by the preceding
Legislature shall be continued. Nearly all
the important legislation of the session has
failed. Gov. Gray says that he will not
call an extra session.
A VOTE taken in joint Republican
Legislative caucus at Albany, n. ", on the
subject OF high liquor license resulted: For
high license, 81; against, w. ii.
Aker,i Deputy SerL cant at Arms of the
House OF hepresentati, was arrested at
Denver, on charge of attempted bribery.
There are now before the House bills TO
regulate ni2atng ditch companies, pawn
brokers, aud high license bill. IL is al
legged That Aker offered to give a member
SluO II he would east a vote against these
measures. II is also charged that Aker is
only one member of a combination of seven
formed 20 defeat these bills, the other six
being members of the House and Senate.
COLONEL HUNTER, x-President OF the
National Cattle Growers Association,
says the reported losses of cattle by
cold on the ranges are greatly exag-
gerated The Governor of Iowa has
issued proclamation forbidding the
importation of cattle from Illinois ex-
cept under stringent regulations
Wheat has advanced 8 cents per GENITAL at
San Francisco. The amount In the State
for export does not exceed 3,O00,O 900 bush
els Chicago elevators and vessels con-
tain 2,92S, l6j bushels OF wheat, 7,9l4, 233
bushels of corn, ,05l, 1888 bushels OF oats,
loo. SS9 bushels of rye, and 205, TAG bushels
of barley; total, 22,2G0, $50 bushels of all
kinds of grain, against lS,342,67S bushels
wear ago.
GENERAL MAHoNE declares himself as
unalterably opposed to the reputation Of
one cent of the just Indebtedness OF Virgin
in, and hopes TO see the amount ascertained
by the employment of outside financiers.
-. Alex. Crawford, who killed promi-
nent merchant at Winona, Miss, was taken
from Jail and hanged from n railroad trestle
ARRANGEMENTS have been made for the
redemption of trade dollars at all the Sub
Treasures The Federal Supreme Court
has rendered decision in case brought
from Tennessee, which involves the right
of one State or municipality to impose
license tax on drummers or travelling sales
men from another State seeking TO sell
goods by sample or otherwise The de-
cision is that such taxation is an interfer-
ence with interstate commerce, and is,
therefore, unconstitutional.
THE New York Produce Exchange has
decided that car loads OF oats should con-
tain ! 900 bushels, instead of 900, as here
tofore.